There will definitely be a follow-up to Zolitude tragedy’s investigation. The two people who have been detained so far are not the only ones who will be punished, said Prosecutor General Eriks Kalnmeiers.

In his interview to LTV, Kalnmeiers said there will be a follow-up to the investigation. «I will not say when, because it is not in the interest of the investigation.»

Investigators will assess the level of responsibility held by private persons and legal persons. Criminal processes will be based on evidence, nothing else, emphasized the prosecutor general.

He added – while structural engineers appear as suspects now, it «does not mean everyone else have been forgotten and can feel safe».

As it is known, authorities have applied the status of suspects to two persons so far. One of them is the building’s structural engineer Ivars Sergets and the other is Andris Gulbe, who performed the evaluation of the building.

The court has permitted the request by the police to apply several legal restrictions against some legal person. It is not revealed who exactly this is.

Chief of Criminal Police Andrejs Grishins mentioned in his interview to Rīta panorama programme of LTV that the legal person who has been presented with legal restrictions may face a fine of up to EUR 30 million.

Meanwhile, members of Zolitude 21.12 representatives and Saeima deputy Regīna Ločmele-Luņova (Harmony) told Rīta Panorāma programme that victims of the tragedy have waited a long time for the police to take action. However, the news of there being two suspects in the case came as a surprise.

A colleague of Gulbis’, who wished to remain anonymous, told LETA that Gulbis had performed evaluation of a different project, not the one that served as foundation for Maxima Supermarket in Zolitude. This is what Gulbis had told his colleague.

Gulbis’ colleague said the project he had evaluated provided for roof constructions with single girder concept. Later, however, it became known that the supermarket’s room construction had double girder setup. In addition to that, the girders were kept together using screws.

Gulbs was involved in the examination as a certified structural engineer, not as the owner or employee of GP Projektu Birojs, said Gulbis’ colleague.

As it is known, a terrible disaster hit Zolitude on November 21st, 2013: the roof of a Maxima supermarket situated there caved in, killing 54 people, including three rescuers. Dozens of people were injured in this tragedy. Latvian State Police launched a criminal process shortly after the tragedy.

Data compiled by International Data Corporation shows: every third illegally downloaded software programme is infected with malicious software. Nevertheless, 69% of consumers and 33% of businesses in Europe procure computers with software from unsafe sources.

Higher prices of oil have allowed the Russian economy to recover despite European Union's and U.S. sanctions and in time to benefit the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has secured his next term in office.

In 2017, there were 17.0 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, which was 2.6 thousand vacancies or 17.9 % more than in 2016. In public sector there were 6.1 thousand job vacancies van in private sector 10.9 thousand vacancies.

Cosmetics producers in Latvia export products worth EUR 20 million every year. Volumes increase 5% every year. The main export partner states are located in Europe. Still, there has been a significant increase of export volumes to third countries – to some countries this increase was as large as 60% -70%, according to data from Latvian Cosmetic Manufacturers Association.

American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (ACCL): «We are concerned that Latvian society’s and its government’s political culture has not changed much since the publication of information detailing events associated with Ridzene talks in 2009-2011. The state capture detailed there may still be possible...

On Monday, 19 March, weather in Latvia will change, as a low atmospheric pressure area together with an atmospheric front will approach the country from the north. The day will be sunny for the most part, but the amount of clouds will increase as hours go by, as reported by State Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.

In a reaction to Russia's announcement that it would expel 23 British diplomats from Moscow as part of the UK-Russia argument over poisoning of double-agent in an English city, Ukrainian Foreign Minister has suggested to his British counterpart that the 23 diplomats could now work in Ukraine.

Aivars Lembergs, who is accused of serious crimes and is currently suspended from his post as chairman of Ventspils City Council, had proposed his candidacy for the post of prime minister of Latvia multiple times in the past. The moment has come at long last when Lembergs will not be an official candidate for the aforementioned post, as BNN was told by the leader of Union of Greens and Farmers’ Saeima faction Augusts Brigmanis.

Despite the current demanding security situation, in the NATO military alliance, no more than three member states of the European Union have reached the recommended defence spending sum in 2017 and Estonia is one of them.

Russian President Vladimir Putin been announced as the winner of the Sunday, March 18, presidential election, as the politician has pledged to devote his new term in office to strengthen Russia’s defences against the West and to improve the quality of life.

Some 5,000 people gathered outside the Lithuanian parliament in Vilnius on Thursday, March 15, to express discontent with the failed parliamentary vote to impeach MP Mindaugas Bastys and the performance of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.

The Legionnaires’ remembrance procession in Riga on Friday, 16 March, passed peacefully. Nevertheless, several conflicts did take place among differently-minded people near the Freedom Monument. Two individuals were arrested by police.

In Latvia, 36% of small and medium-sized companies have plans to invest in the development of their business this year. In Estonia and Lithuania, on the other hand, the proportion of businesses with development plans is 42% and 46%, respectively, according to results of a recent study performed by SEB Bank.

Russian top diplomat in the UK has envisaged on Friday, March 16, that the Kremlin would use maximum pressure on London as Moscow insists it has not been involved in the poisoning of a former Russian-British double agent with a Russian-made chemical weapon, as has been found by British investigators.

18 March 2018 will mark four years since the Russian Federation violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by annexing the Crimean Peninsula and causing military aggression in the country’s eastern region. With its actions the Russian Federation has violated international law and basic principles of international relation, says Latvia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Continuing the works on the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland, the Estonian natural gas network company Elering has stated that around 135 million euros, including a 98-million-euro funding from the European Union, will be invested in the project.

The State Revenue Service has declined 18,000 cash registers as unfitting for requirements established by the Cabinet of Ministers. Fixing the problems found in them would cost half a million euros, as reported by LNT News.

Administrative District Court has compiled a shortened ruling, in which it rejected Latvian Anti-Nazi Committee’s application and preserved the decision imposed by Riga City acting CEO on 13 March 2018 on establishing restrictions on the planned gathering and protest act for 16 March unchanged.